Emmertal (Lower Saxony)

	Emmertal IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Emmer in the NSG near Hämelschenburg Castle
location	Southwest of Emmerthal
surface	677 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 171
WDPA ID	162941
Geographical location	52 ° 1 ' N , 9 ° 21' E Coordinates: 52 ° 0 '57 " N , 9 ° 20' 49" E
Sea level	from 72 m to 284 m
Setup date	12/29/1994
administration	NLWKN

The Emmertal is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Bad Pyrmont and the municipality of Emmerthal in the Hameln-Pyrmont district and the municipality of Vahlbruch in the Holzminden district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 171 is 677 hectares in size. Of this, 577 hectares are in the Hameln-Pyrmont district and 100 hectares in the Holzminden district. The nature reserve is almost identical to the FFH area "Emmer". In the west it borders on the nature reserve of the same name in North Rhine-Westphalia . The area has been a nature reserve since December 29, 1994. Responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Hameln-Pyrmont and Holzminden.

The nature reserve consists of two parts. The northern and significantly larger part represents the entire course of the Emmer in Lower Saxony between the state border with North Rhine-Westphalia near Bad Pyrmont and the confluence with the Weser near Emmerthal and the Hohebach, which flows into the Emmer slightly above Emmerthal with the bank and floodplain areas and partly adjacent lands under protection. The southern part places the part of the Wörmke (also called Wörmkebach) in Lower Saxony, which flows into the Emmer above Lügde in North Rhine-Westphalia, with its source streams and the adjacent valley areas under protection.

The Emmer flows naturally through its floodplain. The banks are covered with herbaceous vegetation as well as in parts with trees and shrubs. The Aue the Emmer with flood channels and backwaters is agriculturally predominantly as grassland ( wetlands and - feed ) used. In places there are pronounced steep banks. Remains of alluvial forest have been preserved here and there.

The Hohebach and the Wörmke with their source streams mainly flow through wooded areas. The Hohebach flows through its last 1000 meters until it flows into the Emmer arable land . In this area the nature reserve is limited to the stream and its banks.

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Nature reserve "Emmertal (Lower Saxony)" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)